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BY WWW 3m Patented Nov. 11, 1952 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE I '2,617,109.

GLOVE :WITH" nuPRovED, GUNN Morris 'L. Slimovitz, Newbern, Tenn.

. Application October 12, 1949, Serial No. 121,015

This invention comprises novel and useful. im: provements in a glove with an improved Gunn and more specifically pertains to a reversible type of glove wherein thegloves may be reversed upon the hands of the wearer in order to reverse the position and functioning of the palm and back portions thereof, having an improved Gunn or second and third finger construction.

The principal object of this invention is to provide an improved construction of reversible glove together with an improved Gunn or intermediate finger assembly therefor.

The very important object of the invention is to provide a reversible glove wherein the seams joining the various portions of the glove are formed and disposed in such a manner as to not interfere with the flexing of the glove in either of'its reversible positions upon the hands of the wearer. X Yr A still further important object of the invention is to provide a reversible glove wherein the palm, and back sections thereof may conveniently be formed of different materials in order to adapt the' surfaces of the gloves to difierent uses and conditions of wear.

Yet another important object of the invention is to provide a reversible glove wherein the palm and back sections may be coextensive thereby reducing the number of dies required to make the love and rendering the assembly ofthe glove more convenient by the interchangeability of the palm and back sections thereof;

A still further object of the invention is to provide a reversible glove in conformity with the foregoing objects wherein Gunns having coextensive palm and rear sections may be effectively emp y d.

A still further object of the invention is to provide a glove of the Gunn type wherein the Gunn element may be secured by only two seams along 2 Claims; Cl.' 2163) .An additional object of the invention is to provide a reversible glove construction which is equally adapted for forming the intermediatefingers of a double Gunn ortwo single Gunns, and wherein the seams by which the Gunns are formed and are attached to the glove are positioned so as not to interfere with the flexing of the glove in either of its reversible positions of use.

And yet another object of theinventionis to provide an improved construction of reversible glove of the Gunn type wherein theelements making up the glove may be assembled by em ploying a cylinder sewing machine with the known advantages of the rapid and efiicient sewing of such a machine.

And a final important objectof the invention to be specifically enumerated herein, is to pro-' vide an improved construction of reversible glove of the Gunn type in which all of the seams are disposed in such a manner as to impose a minimum of discomfort andopposition to flexingof the-glove in either direction in accordance with the reversible use of the glovepand which may be formed of coextensive portions and sections, with a minimum number of seams and with a minimum of parts. Y

' These, together with various ancillary features and objects of the invention which will later-be come apparent as the following description pro ce'eds, are attained by the present invention, preferred embodiments of which have been illustrated by way of example only in the accompanying drawings, wherein:

Figure 1 is an elevational view of a reversible ove of the double Gunn type in accordance with the principle of this invention;

Figure 2 is an elevational view of the glove of Figure 1 during the course of its assembly; and

showing the manner in which the double Gunn is applied to the palm and back sections to form thesecond, and third fingers of the glove;

Figure 3 is a horizontal sectional view taken substantially upon the plane of the section line. 33 of Figure 1 and showing the construction and seamarrangement of the fingers of a glove; Figure-4; is .a group diagrammatic view of the various elements employed in fabricating the lustrating a step in the attachment of both of the Gunns to the palm and back sections of the the same;

double Gunn construction applied. to a glove.

wherein the body of the same has its palm and rear sections formed integrally. As shown. in Figures 1 and 4, the glove body l includes portions l2 and I4 which are coextensive and of identical construction, being joined along a medial line indicated by the dotted line at IE, whereby thesesections may be folded upon each other; Since the sections I21 and I4 are identical, either may serve as the palm section and the other as the back section of the glove,. the designation of these sections as palm and backtherefore being. a reference to one of their reversible uses. Upon the medial line IS, the sections. [2 and M are cut away as at IE to provide a recess for-receiving. the customary thumb 20, the latter being of any conventional known design and forming no part of the improvement of this invention.

The coextensive sections (2 and 14 are provided with outside finger portions'22, 24 and 26, 28,. the portions 22 and 24being coextensive and the. portions 26 and 28 being likewise co-extensive, the portions. 22 and 2.4 and the. portions 26 and 28 being disposed symmetricallywith respect to the. medial line (6 so that. when the sections l2 and i4 arefolded together, portions 22v and- 26 will form the front orthe rear sections of the outside fingers, while the portions 24 and 28- will form their complementary front or rear sections to form the outside fingers of the glove.

In each of the sections- 12 and t4, the finger portions of the outside fingers are spaced from each other to define an edge 36 and 32, this edge being employed to receive and attach the double Gunn employed with this embodiment.

' The latter comprises a unitary sheet of material 34 which is foldable' upon a medial line 36 and also upon. arperpendicular' line or axis 38 which is perpendicular to and intersects the axis or line36 intermediate the ends of the same, as will be clearly apparent from Figure 4.

By these intersecting lines or axes, the Gunn portion 34- is divided into four areas as indicated at 40, 42, 44 and 46. The portions 40 and 44 are coextensive with each other and disposed in edgewise juxtaposed position to provide front and rear sections of a second or third finger, while the portions 42 and 48 are similarly disposed to form the other of the second and third fingers of the glove. In addition, the portions 40 and 42 are laterally juxtaposed upon the line or axis 36 to form the front or the rear sections of the second and third fingers, while the portions 44 and 46 are likewise laterally juxtaposed to form the other of the front or rear sections of the second and third fingers.

It will now be seen that the Gunn 34 is symmetrical with regard to both of the perpendicu lar axes 36 and 33, and that the front and back sections of each of the second and third fingers are coextensive.

. The Gunn 34 is provided with a transverse .slot having a pair of slightly arcuate edges or rims 48 and 50, the axis of this slot lying upon the line or axis 38 previously mentioned, and the slot being symmetrically disposed with respect to the axis 36.

In assembling this embodiment of glove, the sections 12 and I4 are folded. upon. each other along the axis or line l5, so that the edges of the sections 12 and 14 will be co-terminus. The double Gunn section 34 is then folded upon the axisv 38, so that the portions 48 and 42 will be coextensive with and respectively co-terminus with the portions 44 and 46, with the edge 48 being co-terminus with the edge 50. The double Gunn 34 is then placed upon the folded body portion 10 so that the edges 48, 50 are juxtaposed upon and coincide with the edges 30 and 32. Conveniently, the Gunn may. be sewed to the body portion upon a. well known type of sewing machine such as. a cylinder sewing machine, the edge 48'being sewed to the edge 39, with the end Fplaced in registry wtih the end of the edge 38" as at D and the edge 48 is then sewed to the edge 30 until the midportion E thereof is secured to the midportion G" of the section [2 whereupon the sewing is continued' until the. point D is secured to the point P The sewing further continues by which the edges 50 and 32 are joined together, so that the point Gi's secured to the. point E and finally the point Fof the edge 50 is secured to the edge 32 at D.

Upon the completion of this step in the menufacture of the glove the double Gunn will now be secured to the body portion in the manner indicated in Figure. 2.

Next, the juxtaposed outside edges of? the. portions 40 and 44' are secured together and similarly the outside edges of the portions 42' and 46 are sewed together whereupon the complete second and third fingers are formed. Thereafter, a seam is made to join the unattached edges of? the sections l2 and i4 as well as those of'the outer finger portions 22 and 24, and the.

outer edges of the outer finger portions 26 and 28'.

At this time the glovei's now. complete" except for. the addition, oflthe. thumb 20 which is effectedin the usual manner.

It should be here clearly noted. that by reason of. the. coextensive contours and shapes of the parts as described above, all of the various seams will be positioned equi-distant between the palm and back sides of the gloves, as clearly shown in Figure 3. From Figure 3 it will now be apparent that theyseam indicated. at 52 represents the. seam by which the material 20 forming the thumb is joined, while the seam 54 represents the seam by which the portions 26 and 28 are secured to each other, the seams 56 and 58 constitute the. means by whichthe front and back sections of the double Gunn are secured to each other to form the second and third fingers, while seams 60 and 62 respectively represent the seam upon the inner side of the fourth finger of the glove and the seam joining the juxtaposed outer edges of the sections [2 and I4 and or the portions 22 and 24.

the glove in either direction, thereby permittin the reversible use ofthe glove-in either front or back position with the maximum facility.

' It'is particularly to. be noted that in the dou- -b1e.Gunn construction disclosed, asingle unitary sheet of material isemployed to provide the two intermediate fingers of the glove, and these two intermediate fingers are provided with 'only a in the: preceding embodiment, the sections 18 v and .80'are provided with integral extending porsingle seam apiece, these seams being adjacent each other aslshown in Figure 3. Obviously, the reduction of the customary number of' seams in forming the intermediate fingers of the glove, greatly contributes to the flexibility of bending of 'the glove in either direction, and thus enhances the-reversible operation of the glove. i

In addition, it is to be noted that the insurance of the seams being located intermediate or medially of the front and rear sections of the 8 glove is effected by the coextensive shape of the difierentsections and portions to be joined. This coextensiveness of the sections and portions thereof notbnly insures the desired location of the seams, and thereby contributes to the reversibility of the glove, but greatly simplifies the fabrication of the glove by unskilled laborers, reduces the number of sewing operations and enables the manufacture orsewing of the glove upon the well known and'very economical cylinder type of sewing machine. 1

While the embodiment just described has been illustrated as having the body I0 formed of a unitary sheet of material, it is evident that the principles of the invention likewise embrace the forming of the body of two separate sections,

but divided along the line l6, these sections being I;

coextensive. Obviously, this use of separate but coextensive palm and back sections enables the use of different materials for these sections,

whereby in one position of operation the material and wear surface of the glove will be particularly selected for a particular use or type of employment, while the other surface in the reverse position will be adapted for a different use. For example, a soft leather surface may be employed for one of the sections l2 and M when the glove is to be worn by truck drivers, while amuch heavier grade of leather or other material may be employed for the other of sections I 2 and I4 when the glove is being utilized by other workers such as loaders or the like. Moreover, the use of separate but coextensive sections |2 and I4 enables the realization of diflerenti decorative effects from identical sections.

With the construction and arrangement so far described, a double Gunn has been employed.

While the primary objects and advantages of this invention are realized by the double Gunn construction, certain features and principles of' the invention may likewise by attained by thef use of separate Gunns for the second and third? Such an arrangement is illustrated in fingers. the embodiment of Figures 5-9, in which for simplicity of illustrating the principles of the invention there is disclosed a reversible glove having separate palm and back sections. In this and 88 from which the thumb I2 is formed. AS)

tions 90, 92'and 94,- 96, respectively, the two former portions forming either the front or rear surfaceof the outside fingers of theglove, while the'two latter portions form 'thetother surface of theoutside finger portions: Between the portions 90 and 92', the section I8 is provided with an edge 98, asimilar edgel00 being'disposed between theportions '94 and 96. 2

In accordance with the, customary practice, the Gunns "l4 and 16 are appropriately shapedin accordance with the. conventional practice, being provided with wedge-shaped notches I02 and 10.4. The Gunns 14 and 16,ar e adapted to be folded at their intermediate portion so that themidportions of the samemay be sewed respectively to theedges 98' and I00 whereby each Gunn will constitute a front or a back portion of the second and third-fingers. I

In. assembling this form of the invention, .one of the Gunns .14 is disposed asshown in Figured with an edge 98 of the slot I02 placed upon the edge A or substantially atthe end of .the edge 98, and one edge of the slot. I02 is then sewed to the edge 98 so that the end of the slot I02 as at B is secured to the middle of the edge-9B as at B, and upon continuing the sewing, the other edge of the slot and the remainder-ofv the edge 98 are secured, together so that the point C of the Gunn is secured as at C to the edge of the section. The Gunn is now attached in the position shown in Figure 7 with the opposite open edges of the slot I02 being secured to the opposite ends of the edge 98, with the mid-portion of the slot being sewed to the mid-portion of the edge 98. Similarly, the other Gunn 18 is secured to the other edge I00 of the other section 80, whereby each Gunn constitutes the front or a rear section for the two middle fingers.

The adjacent edges of the Gunn l4 and 76 are then sewed together in the customary manner to form the seams I06, I08, H0, and H2, thus completing the middle fingers. The outer finger portions 92, 94 and 90, 96 are then joined upon their inner edges as by seams H4, H8 and their outer edges together with the outer edges of the glove sections 18 and are then joined by seams I I8, I20. The seam I22 secures the thumb portion to the glove body and the glove is now complete.

It should be noted that the two Gunn assembly of Figures 5-9 could likewise be readily employed when the two sections 18 and 80 are formed as an integral sheet element in the manner disclosed for the sections l2 and Id of the embodiment of Figures 1-4.

From the foregoing, it is thought that the invention including its fabrication and operation will be readily apparent and further explanation is believed to be unnecessary.

However, since numerous modifications and changes will readily occur to those skilled in the art after a consideration of the foregoing specification and accompanying drawings, it is not desired to limit this invention to the exact construction shown and described, but all suitable modifications and equivalents may be resorted to, falling within the scope of the appended claims.

Having described the invention, what is claimed as new is:

1. In a reversible glove having palm and back portions each having two integral outside finger portions and an intermediate finger assembly secured to said palm and back portions between 7 said two outside .finger wortions; said intermediate finger assembly vcomprising -.ar-unitary elonggated sheet :of material havingsecond and third finger portions :disposed in longitudinal jnxta- -position upon .said sheet. each .of said v last-i nanzied portions having palmand Lback sections joining upon the :longitudinal .axis 0f the sheet, :sa'id sheet having .a slot extending transverse to said jlongitudinal axis and "terminating inwardly of the longitudinal edges of thesheet and disposed between said second and third finger portions, whereby the'iront and back sections may be folded upon said longitudinal axis andthe secand and third finger portions may be folded aboutanaxis perpendicular to-the slot and longitudinal axis and intermediate the ends of "the slot and axis .to position the unjoined edges of said sections between said second and third' fingets portions.

2. A reversible glove including palm and'iback =portions, *two integral outside finger portion-son said palm and back portionsan intermediate fl-finger assembly forming second and third fingers Secured to said 'palm and back-portions between said outside finger portions, said intermediate fingerwassembly comprising a -unitary elongated sheet of material having secondand third finger portions disposed in longitudinal juxtaposition upon sa'id sheet, each or said last-named portions having palm and back sections joining upon :the longitudinal axis of .-the..rsheet;:.said

sheet having a slot extending transverse 'to'said longitudinal axis and terminating .:inwardly :01 the longitudinal edges. of the sheet-and disposed between the said second :andthird finger roar.-

itions, a seamsecuring :the rim ofsaidtransverse slot to the palm and back portions whereby isaid slot (provides entrance into the :secondrzandthird fingers vof the groove, a single seam joining the longitudinal edges of the :sheet and securing the palm and back sections of the second and third finger portions together, :said last-mentioned seam being disposed :between the ocsecondi'iahd thirdfingers of the glove and equidlstantly-sbe-f tween the :palm and back portions thereof." 1

MORRIS L. 'smmovrrz.

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